CBC Manitoba3d ago
Woman arrested after nurse punched in the face at hospital in The Pas
A woman has been arrested for allegedly punching a nurse in the face at a hospital in The Pas. The Manitoba Nurses Union said the attack is part of a larger trend of attacks against health workers.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/the-pas-hospital-nurse-assault-punch-9.7165414?cmp=rss
Headlines Africa6d ago
Africa: Africa Is Losing Health Workers When It Can Least Afford to - a Pattern Rooted in Colonial History: [The Conversation Africa] Africa has a challenge to retain the health workers it needs. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS0mTX #Africa #HealthWorkers #Healthcare #ColonialHistory #PublicHealth
Thousand Madleens to GazaMar 28

#Palestine needs you, We need you! 🩺 🇵🇸
Our boats are about to set sail and we are still looking for healthcare workers and medics to join us.

Your skills are precious and so is your solidarity.

APPLY NOW
🔗 Link is https://linktr.ee/thousand.madleens

#1000Madleens #medics #healthworkers

Show threadPeter RileyMar 23

@bluecollarwriter

Manufacturing cities #Cleveland and #Pittsburgh transitioned to healthcare as driver of their economies. Hospitals are the largest employers in small towns and rural settings. The industry will continue to grow (it can’t be outsourced, not like manufacturing), despite looming cuts in federal health care spending.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/23/kaiser-permanente-ai-and-the-workers-on-strike-again/

#Ai #healthworkers #KaiserPermanente #Solidarity #Strikes #Unions

Kaiser Permanente, AI, and the Workers on Strike, Again

“Kaiser executives say they’re not using AI to make patient care determinations, but they won’t say what technology is underpinning the online

CounterPunch.org
Show threadGerd_BrodowskiMar 23

#israel #lebanon #militaryinvasion #devastation #idp #civilianwarvictims #internationallaw #uno #healthcare #healthworkers #healthfacilities #ambulances

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… healthcare facilities, resulting in 51 deaths and 91 injuries, further straining an already fragile health system.“

Gerd_BrodowskiMar 23

#israel #lebanon : #militaryinvasion / #devastation / #idp / #civilianwarvictims / #internationallaw / #uno

„Lebanon: Health facilities under attack

(…) UN Spokesperson S. Dujarric said that the UN is "deeply concerned about the continuing attacks on #healthcare, including #healthworkers, #healthfacilities, and #ambulances".

As of Monday, the World Health Organization (#WHO) reports 64 attacks on …

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https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167180

WenMar 14

Israeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon

Ahh much vaunted intelligence. So was this just a mistake or more barbarity?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/14/lebanon-israeli-rockets-kill-healthcare-workers

#Lebanon #Murder #Israel #HealthWorkers

Israeli rockets kill 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon

The facility was attacked on Friday night, bringing the toll of medical staff to 31 killed in past 12 days

The Guardian
AstroMancer5G (she/her)Mar 13

Seen on #Instagram from them.us:

Nearly 1,500 #children in #India were #vaccinated over the past two years thanks to a group of #TransWomen working with the Sakhee Project, a pilot #program serving #migrant #communities in Maharashtra. Known as “Sakhee didis,” the #women went door-to-door sharing vaccine information and accompanying #HealthWorkers to help bridge mistrust between #undocumented #families and the #health #system. Link in bio for everything we know."

#Trans #Queer

Peter RileyMar 6

https://jacobin.com/2026/03/nyc-nurses-strike-historic-victory

(Interview) Michelle Gonzalez, a longtime #rankandfile nurse and an elected leader of NYSNA’s executive committee at #Montefiore, about the strike. They discussed what the nurses won (and didn’t), the role of Gov. Hochul in the strike, and divisions and challenges within the union itself.
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/nyc-nurses-strike-unions-health-care

#healthworkers #labourmovement #nurses #NYC #organize #solidarity #strike

The New York City Nurses’ Strike Was a Historic Victory

The largest and longest nurse strike in New York City history concluded last month. A rank-and-file nurse leader writes in Jacobin about how the 15,000 striking nurses beat giant hospitals to win major victories on safe-staffing and other issues.

Peter RileyMar 6

Minneapolis underground medical care networks
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/minneapolis-immigration-crackdown-underground-medical-care-networks/

#healthworkers #migrantworkers #minneapolis #solidarity

As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up a Shadow Medical System. It’s a Lesson for Other Cities. - KFF Health News

President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis forced families into hiding and catalyzed informal medical networks to deliver critical health care services.

KFF Health News